Leland, Mississippi, in the Delta area. June 1937.
Dorothea Lange, photographer.
"The Rex theater for colored people." [Sign: Rex Theater for Colored People."] Location: E-915 Reproduction Number: LC-USF34-17417
This photo is an outside view of a theater for African Americans. It is daytime in what seems to be an urban setting. There are no people around.The theater looks to be in okay but not great condition. Surrounding the theater are other businesses. I feel that the photo has a dark and negative tone.
I said that the tone of the picture was dark and negative for a few reasons. One reason that I said that was because the theater was only for African Americans. This shows segregation. Whites and blacks should have been able to go the same theater.
If I could ask the photographer two questions, first I would ask if the white’s theater was of much better quality. I would next ask if the theater was only near other African American facilities
By, Nick W.
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Birney, Montana. August 1941.
Marion Post Wolcott, photographer.
"Signs behind the bar." [Sign:"Positively no beer sold to Indians."] (This is the same sign as in #27.) Location: G-9067 Reproduction Number: LC-USF34-58504-D
In this picture is a cardboard sign that’s says “Positively No Beer Sold to Indians” It is indoors. I cannot tell whether it is night or day. I can also not tell whether it is in a rural or urban setting. There are no people in the photo. Around the sign are cigarettes, a calendar, and a banner that said “God Bless America.” The tone of this photo is dark and negative.
I think that the tone of the picture is dark and negative for a few reasons. One reason is that the sign in this photo promotes segregation. The Indians should have been able to drink in any bar. One thing that surprised me was the God bless America banner. This person had pride in the country but not in all of the people in it.
If I could ask the photographer two questions, first I would ask if there were any other segregational signs. Next, I would ask if the same rule that the bar applied to Indians was applied to African Americans.
By Nick W.
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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. July 1939.
Russell Lee, photographer.
"Man drinking at a water cooler in the street car terminal." [Sign: "Reserved for Colored."] Location: H-90666 Reproduction Number: LC-USZ62-80126
In this photo is an African American boy drinking from a fountain. There was a label on the fountain that said “Colored.” The boy looked like he was in his mid-teen years. The boy is wearing a white button-up shirt, dress pants, and a black hat. Next to the water fountain are bathrooms. I feel the tone of this photo is dark and negative.
I feel that the tone is dark and negative because the photo shows the segregation going on at the time between whites and blacks. The segregation was so bad that people who lived in the same community could not drink the same water.
If I could ask the photographer two questions, first I would ask if the water in the colored water fountain was of much worse quality. Next, I would ask how far apart the colored water fountain was from the whites water fountain.
By Nick W.
Bethlehem-Fairfield shipyards, Baltimore, Maryland.
May 1943.
Arthur Siegel, photographer.
"A drinking fountain." [Sign: "White."] Location: D-90666 Reproduction Number: LC-USW3-26442-E
This photo is of a water fountain for white people. This photo looks like it was taken during the day, you can tell that by seeing how light it was outside when tis was taken. I seems like a urban area because their is not a lot going on and looks a little desserted. In this photo the writing on the wall really stands out to me because it is very bright and it also says white on it. This shows that while this picture was being taken there was still seperation between the two races.This photo is of a white persons water fountain surrounded by a desserted building with a broken window. The way that I interpert this picture is in a negative way seeing that it is in black and white, there is no people in this and it just doesnt look like a very heart warming place.I would defenitly ask the photographer some questions and the first one would be what time of year was this taken in, and why did they take a picture of a deserted area.
by Georgia M.
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Memphis, Tennessee. October 1939.
Marion Post Wolcott, photographer.
"Secondhand clothing stores and pawn shop on Beale Street."
[Sign: "Hotel Clark, The Best Service for Colored Only."] Location: E-2185 Reproduction Number: LC-USF33-30637-M3
This is a picture of a hotel sign. This picture is taken outdoors. The picture was rural; this is because the place is surrounded by other shops. This picture was taken at noon, I say this because I can see the shadow of the person that is standing in front of the hotel. I see four people in the picture. The color of this picture is in black and white. In the 1900s the cameras did not have color printers. The thing that caught my eye first was the sign that said the best service for colored only. This was important because this is an example of separation. For example, the whites got treated better than the blacks. I think the tone of the picture is negative. I think this because it saying that the blacks had worse condition and less opportunities than the whites.
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Rome, Georgia. September 1943. Esther Bubley, photographer. "A sign at the Greyhound bus station." [Sign: "Colored Waiting Room."] Location: E-5153 Reproduction Number: LC-USZ62-75338
This is a picture os a sign that reads "colored waiting room." This was taken outdoors and I can say because this because I see clouds and clous are only outside. The picture was taken during daytime. I say this because at night ususally their are no clouds except when there is a thunderstorm. This place is rural, I say this because their are buildings surrounding the place. The thing that caught my eye fist was the sign. It caught my eye first because the whites would get the best service while the blacks would have to wait until the whites were done. The tone of this picture is negative because it showed the segregation of the blacks and the whites.
by Georgia M.
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Durham, North Carolina. May 1940. Jack Delano, photographer. "A cafe near the tobacco market." [Signs: Separate doors for "White" and for "Colored."] Location: E-9064 Reproduction Number: LC-USF33-20513-M2
This is a picture of a fast food restaurant. This picture was taken outdoors and you can tell by the cars that are parked. this was taken during the datime and as you can see there is the shadow of the car that is pointing to the east. the thing that caught my eye first was the little signs of top of the doors that say white and colored. this was important because the whites got treated better than the blacks and the whites had better service available. the tone of this picture is alo negative. I say this because the picture is providing you a picture of how the colored got treated.
Image, Source: intermediary roll film
Hoe culture in the South. Near Eutaw, Alabama. Lange, Dorothea, photographer. CREATED/PUBLISHED
1936 July. CALL NUMBER
LC-USF34- 009539-C REPRODUCTION NUMBER
LC-USF34-T01-009539-C DLC (b&w film dup. neg.) PART OF
Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Photograph Collection REPOSITORY
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, DC 20540 USA DIGITAL ID
(intermediary roll film) fsa 8b29687 http://hdl.loc.g
This picture shows African Americans of all ages working in the fields planting seeds during a hot summer day. It looks like this photgraph was taken outside during the day you cant really tell if it is bright outside because the picture was taken in black and white so it doesn't really show a good light view. There are three people in this photograph the one to the left of this picture looks a women or the mother of those three and the man in the center looks like the father, then the boy on the right looks like there child.
Leland, Mississippi, in the Delta area. June 1937.
Dorothea Lange, photographer.
"The Rex theater for colored people." [Sign: Rex Theater for Colored People."]
Location: E-915
Reproduction Number: LC-USF34-17417
This photo is an outside view of a theater for African Americans. It is daytime in what seems to be an urban setting. There are no people around. The theater looks to be in okay but not great condition. Surrounding the theater are other businesses. I feel that the photo has a dark and negative tone.
I said that the tone of the picture was dark and negative for a few reasons. One reason that I said that was because the theater was only for African Americans. This shows segregation. Whites and blacks should have been able to go the same theater.
If I could ask the photographer two questions, first I would ask if the white’s theater was of much better quality. I would next ask if the theater was only near other African American facilities
By, Nick W.
Birney, Montana. August 1941.
Marion Post Wolcott, photographer.
"Signs behind the bar." [Sign:"Positively no beer sold to Indians."] (This is the same sign as in #27.)
Location: G-9067
Reproduction Number: LC-USF34-58504-D
In this picture is a cardboard sign that’s says “Positively No Beer Sold to Indians” It is indoors. I cannot tell whether it is night or day. I can also not tell whether it is in a rural or urban setting. There are no people in the photo. Around the sign are cigarettes, a calendar, and a banner that said “God Bless America.” The tone of this photo is dark and negative.
I think that the tone of the picture is dark and negative for a few reasons. One reason is that the sign in this photo promotes segregation. The Indians should have been able to drink in any bar. One thing that surprised me was the God bless America banner. This person had pride in the country but not in all of the people in it.
If I could ask the photographer two questions, first I would ask if there were any other segregational signs. Next, I would ask if the same rule that the bar applied to Indians was applied to African Americans.
By Nick W.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. July 1939.
Russell Lee, photographer.
"Man drinking at a water cooler in the street car terminal." [Sign: "Reserved for Colored."]
Location: H-90666
Reproduction Number: LC-USZ62-80126
In this photo is an African American boy drinking from a fountain. There was a label on the fountain that said “Colored.” The boy looked like he was in his mid-teen years. The boy is wearing a white button-up shirt, dress pants, and a black hat. Next to the water fountain are bathrooms. I feel the tone of this photo is dark and negative.
I feel that the tone is dark and negative because the photo shows the segregation going on at the time between whites and blacks. The segregation was so bad that people who lived in the same community could not drink the same water.
If I could ask the photographer two questions, first I would ask if the water in the colored water fountain was of much worse quality. Next, I would ask how far apart the colored water fountain was from the whites water fountain.
By Nick W.
Bethlehem-Fairfield shipyards, Baltimore, Maryland.
May 1943.
Arthur Siegel, photographer.
"A drinking fountain." [Sign: "White."]
Location: D-90666
Reproduction Number: LC-USW3-26442-E
This photo is of a water fountain for white people. This photo looks like it was taken during the day, you can tell that by seeing how light it was outside when tis was taken. I seems like a urban area because their is not a lot going on and looks a little desserted. In this photo the writing on the wall really stands out to me because it is very bright and it also says white on it. This shows that while this picture was being taken there was still seperation between the two races.This photo is of a white persons water fountain surrounded by a desserted building with a broken window. The way that I interpert this picture is in a negative way seeing that it is in black and white, there is no people in this and it just doesnt look like a very heart warming place.I would defenitly ask the photographer some questions and the first one would be what time of year was this taken in, and why did they take a picture of a deserted area.
by Georgia M.
Memphis, Tennessee. October 1939.
Marion Post Wolcott, photographer.
"Secondhand clothing stores and pawn shop on Beale Street."
[Sign: "Hotel Clark, The Best Service for Colored Only."]
Location: E-2185
Reproduction Number: LC-USF33-30637-M3
This is a picture of a hotel sign. This picture is taken outdoors. The picture was rural; this is because the place is surrounded by other shops. This picture was taken at noon, I say this because I can see the shadow of the person that is standing in front of the hotel. I see four people in the picture. The color of this picture is in black and white. In the 1900s the cameras did not have color printers. The thing that caught my eye first was the sign that said the best service for colored only. This was important because this is an example of separation. For example, the whites got treated better than the blacks. I think the tone of the picture is negative. I think this because it saying that the blacks had worse condition and less opportunities than the whites.
Rome, Georgia. September 1943.
Esther Bubley, photographer. "A sign at the Greyhound bus station."
[Sign: "Colored Waiting Room."]
Location: E-5153
Reproduction Number: LC-USZ62-75338
This is a picture os a sign that reads "colored waiting room." This was taken outdoors and I can say because this because I see clouds and clous are only outside. The picture was taken during daytime. I say this because at night ususally their are no clouds except when there is a thunderstorm. This place is rural, I say this because their are buildings surrounding the place. The thing that caught my eye fist was the sign. It caught my eye first because the whites would get the best service while the blacks would have to wait until the whites were done. The tone of this picture is negative because it showed the segregation of the blacks and the whites.
by Georgia M.
Durham, North Carolina. May 1940.
Jack Delano, photographer.
"A cafe near the tobacco market." [Signs: Separate doors for "White" and for "Colored."]
Location: E-9064
Reproduction Number: LC-USF33-20513-M2
This is a picture of a fast food restaurant. This picture was taken outdoors and you can tell by the cars that are parked. this was taken during the datime and as you can see there is the shadow of the car that is pointing to the east. the thing that caught my eye first was the little signs of top of the doors that say white and colored. this was important because the whites got treated better than the blacks and the whites had better service available. the tone of this picture is alo negative. I say this because the picture is providing you a picture of how the colored got treated.
Hoe culture in the South. Near Eutaw, Alabama.
Lange, Dorothea, photographer.
CREATED/PUBLISHED
1936 July.
CALL NUMBER
LC-USF34- 009539-C
REPRODUCTION NUMBER
LC-USF34-T01-009539-C DLC (b&w film dup. neg.)
PART OF
Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Photograph Collection
REPOSITORY
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, DC 20540 USA
DIGITAL ID
(intermediary roll film) fsa 8b29687 http://hdl.loc.g
This picture shows African Americans of all ages working in the fields planting seeds during a hot summer day. It looks like this photgraph was taken outside during the day you cant really tell if it is bright outside because the picture was taken in black and white so it doesn't really show a good light view. There are three people in this photograph the one to the left of this picture looks a women or the mother of those three and the man in the center looks like the father, then the boy on the right looks like there child.
by Georgia M.